Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Oli Scarff

A dilapidated and boarded-up shop stands in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

A dilapidated and boarded-up shop stands in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Oli Scarff

Dilapidated properties stand in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Dilapidated properties stand in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Oli Scarff

Dilapidated properties stand in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Dilapidated properties stand in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Oli Scarff

A general view of dilapidated properties in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 'Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

A general view of dilapidated properties in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 'Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Oli Scarff

A general view of dilapidated properties in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 'Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

A general view of dilapidated properties in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 'Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Oli Scarff

Children play in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 'Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Children play in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 'Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Oli Scarff

Rubbish is discarded in front of dilapidated properties in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Rubbish is discarded in front of dilapidated properties in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Oli Scarff

A person walks a dog near dilapidated properties stand in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

A person walks a dog near dilapidated properties stand in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Oli Scarff

Rubbish is discarded in front of dilapidated properties in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Rubbish is discarded in front of dilapidated properties in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Oli Scarff

Dilapidated properties stand in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Dilapidated properties stand in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Oli Scarff

Dilapidated properties stand in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Dilapidated properties stand in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Oli Scarff

Rubbish is discarded in front of dilapidated properties in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Rubbish is discarded in front of dilapidated properties in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Oli Scarff

Camper trailers are parked near dilapidated properties stand in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Camper trailers are parked near dilapidated properties stand in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Oli Scarff

People walk near dilapidated properties stand in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

People walk near dilapidated properties stand in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

Jaywick The Most Deprived Town In The UK In The Week The Government Launches Its New Welfare System

Oli Scarff

A woman waits for a bus in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

A woman waits for a bus in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally.

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A dilapidated and boarded-up shop stands in the seaside town of East... News PhotoBeach,Boarded Up,Business,Coastline,England,Finance,Horizontal,Run-Down,Store,Town,UKPhotographer Oli ScarffCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesJAYWICK, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 03: A dilapidated and boarded-up shop stands in the seaside town of East Jaywick, the most deprived place in England, on April 3, 2013 in Jaywick, England. The Government's 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation' measure ranks Jaywick as the most deprived of all 32,482 small wards in England and Wales. The area also has the greatest number of young people not in employment, education or training; one third of 16 to 24 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the national average of 6 per cent. Changes to the benefits and tax system which came into force on April 1, 2013 have included a cut in housing benefit payments for working-age social housing tenants whose property is deemed larger than they need and council tax support payments now being administered locally. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)